Busy weekend. The goal of getting new insulation in the walls of the house before winter is quickly getting past me. Grrrr. So, I spent the weekend getting the office ready, fucking up the wiring for the lights, almost blowing up my house, dealing with “Sweeney Todd” and putting up with “Evil.” Are you sick of home improvement photos yet? Well, too bad.

With the (g)old fan down and the previous ceiling box covered, it’s time to patch and paint.

Hooray! The ceiling is painted and the new fan is up. I guess I should have explained that the “blue” for the ceiling is more of a darkish blue/grey color. It looks good.

Yes! The walls are now painted as well. Next up is to prime the doors the windows and get those painted tomorrow.

So, hopefully, by the end of the week the major work on this room will be done and I can get started on my bedroom. A homeowner’s work is never done.

Ah, you old ceiling fan … your days are numbered. I won’t have to look at your sorry gold and white ass much longer. I won’t have to hear you rattle from being installed so poorly. It’s nothing personal. I just hate gold … and the fact that your off-centered in the room.

See. That’s where the new fan is gonna go. Much, much better.

Mmmmmm … a new ceiling box. See how it’s just waiting for new wiring and a new ceiling fan.

Painting will commence tomorrow. First the ceiling (see above color) and then the walls. Whee!

Now that I don’t have to be at the theater every single night I have spent the week getting some much needed work done in my office. The mudding of the new drywall got completed yesterday. Yes!

Last night I got the first coat of “Drywall First” on the walls. If you have never done any home improvement stuff, the main thing to remember is prime that fresh drywall before you paint with your chosen colors! I can’t stress how important this is (like I’m an expert, right?). Un-primed drywall sucks up paint faster than you can believe.

Tonight I get to play electrician with the new (and not gold) ceiling fan. I get to mount a new ceiling box, re-run the wiring, unhook the old one and patch the hole where it used to be. Yipee!

Ah, the hardwood floors (underneath all that crappy carpeting) makes me … well, hard. They need some work but are gonna be oh-so-sweet when refinished!

And, who’s the hottest home improvement man in town? Yeah. You know it.

The mudding is about done (finally!) in the office and I will get to start painting within the next few days. Whee! This makes me so happy that I could wet myself. Then is a scrub down of the uncovered hardwood floor, the moving of furniture and then I can start tearing my bedroom apart. Hooray for crappy carpeting going “bye, bye.” Hooray for no more wood paneling. Hooray for insulation. Hooray for mess!

HOME STATUS REPORT
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Room One: Destruction – Complete
Room One: Rewiring – Complete
Room One: Insulation – Complete
Room One: Drywall – Complete
Room One: Paint – Pending
Room One: Molding – Pending
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Room Two: Destruction Pending …